Administrative overview · FIPS 48281
Lampasas County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Lampasas County Judge's Office OSSF Program and Floodplain Administrator
For a project in or near Lampasas County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
County Judge/OSSF office: 512-556-8271; Floodplain Administrator Joe England: 512-663-8364
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Lampasas County Judge's Office, 501 E. 4th Street, Suite 103, Lampasas, TX 76550
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
A complete OSSF application is subject to the 30-day approval-or-denial period in 30 TAC Chapter 285. Complete county subdivision applications are reviewed within 30 days, with notice of missing items within 10 business days. No floodplain review timeline is published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Lampasas County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Lampasas County Judge's Office OSSF Program and Floodplain Administrator is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact County Judge/OSSF office: 512-556-8271; Floodplain Administrator Joe England: 512-663-8364 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A complete OSSF application is subject to the 30-day approval-or-denial period in 30 TAC Chapter 285. Complete county subdivision applications are reviewed within 30 days, with notice of missing items within 10 business days. No floodplain review timeline is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Obtain or submit the current OSSF application through the County Judge's office at 512-556-8271 and coordinate required inspections with designated representative Jerry D. Harrison at jerry_h_2_o@yahoo.com. The application requires a soil/site evaluation, scaled system plan with setbacks, and other planning materials; floodplain sites require additional information. Soil-substitution and mound systems require two inspections and an additional $75 paid at the second inspection. Do not begin construction before approval. For floodplain review contact Joe England at 512-663-8364. No public online scheduler was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Lampasas County is a TCEQ-authorized OSSF agent under its TCEQ-approved February 2025 order, incorporating Texas Health and Safety Code Chapters 366 and 367, Texas Water Code Chapters 7, 26, and 37, and 30 TAC Chapters 30, 70, and 285. County-specific rules require an OSSF permit regardless of acreage; one acre of suitable surface area for a single-family OSSF served by public water, two acres without public water; 60 gallons per day in RV designs; and compliance with the county subdivision or manufactured-home order before OSSF approval. Contract administrator Joe England handles county floodplain administration under the county's flood-damage-prevention ordinance. No general county structural-building permit program or adopted county ICC code edition was found; the City of Lampasas separately enforces 2021 ICC codes and the 2020 NEC within city jurisdiction. Lampasas County expressly requires a permit for every OSSF regardless of acreage, eliminating the minimum state 10-acre exception locally. No county cosmetic structural-work exemption list is published because no general county structural permit program was found. Confirm floodplain clearance with the county administrator; incorporated cities impose their own building and floodplain requirements.